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[ROM][171011][ROOTED]Stock 2.3.3[with AP2SD support]

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Stock 2.3.3 (1.33.401.2 base) with ap2sd support
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by fshami
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Guys,
I've made few ROMs for DHD, Inspire 4G & Nexus S. Thought to make something for other devices so cooked this ROM.. will be making faster builds if this one goes good..
Change Log:
v1.0:
Rooted
Busybox installed
ap2sd supprt
Completely Stock
What is working:
Everything is supposed to work. Since i don't have Marvel (WildFire S) with me so your tests / feedback will help alot
Issues:
You tell me
Will try to further optimize the ROM & release updates accordingly..
How to install:
Backup your data
Wipe Cache & Data Paritions
Create partition on your sdcard for Data partition by following this guide
Flash the zip via recovery​
Download link:
Marvel 2.3.3 - v1.0
Credit goes to:
Those guys who shared the ROM
dsixda - For the Kitchen
Darktremor for his AP2SD Script
To the users who are helping me improve with their feedbacks & suggestions
And ofcourse to all the devs who give us tips, tools, knowledge & inspiration with their amazing work

Thanks, can I ask based on what ROM is this, and why is it so small size?

Thanks.
Could you tell me if this ROM has Spanish Language?
And could you post screenshots of this rom?
Thanks again
Dmonium
Excuse me if my english is so bad

jikantaru said:
Thanks, can I ask based on what ROM is this, and why is it so small size?
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Base is 1.33.401.2, ROM is deodexed that is why size is small as compared to hdpi devices..

dmonium said:
Thanks.
Could you tell me if this ROM has Spanish Language?
And could you post screenshots of this rom?
Thanks again
Dmonium
Excuse me if my english is so bad
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The ROM is based on European version so it should include Spanish as well. About the screenshots, since it is a stock 2.3.3 with Sense 2.1 so that's why didn't include any

It works but have just 60Mo free RAM.
So, I'll not use it.

Chapi666 said:
It works but have just 60Mo free RAM.
So, I'll not use it.
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There will be optimized versions of this ROM. Again since i dont have a Marvel myself so feedback from you guys will make me improve the ROM...
How much internal storage do u have now? after flashing the ROM? is ap2sd script working fine for you?
If interested you can be my tester for future releases
Edit: Actually i want to make this ROM for you guys & it will give u enough FREE RAM with good speed as well.. check this Ginger S

Chapi666 said:
It works but have just 60Mo free RAM.
So, I'll not use it.
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You have to do as jikantaru says here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17617165&postcount=1
in order to get freed up space...and you'll get a lot!!

I just tried it quickly this morning. When I saw the "only" 60Mo of free RAM, I didn't search how to improve it. So I didn't use Jikantaru tip.
Because jikantaruROM (euro version) gives me 120Mo of free RAM (and working well), it was obvious that I'm going on to use it.
To fshami : If you want testing, I'm your man !

you get low internal memory cause rom is deodexed. thats the reason why I didnt deodex my roms. You'll only get 62mb available storage in internal memory. Unless there is a compatible data2sd in wildfire s that would be great. Ext memory card partition used as internal storage. like 512mb or 1gb.

jikantaru said:
you get low internal memory cause rom is deodexed. thats the reason why I didnt deodex my roms. You'll only get 62mb available storage in internal memory. Unless there is a compatible data2sd in wildfire s that would be great. Ext memory card partition used as internal storage. like 512mb or 1gb.
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AP2SD Support is included in the ROM. Did u try flashing it with the required partitioning?

I know apps2sd support, like link2sd, so no fun in there.

jikantaru said:
I know apps2sd support, like link2sd, so no fun in there.
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I know that you know that what is ap2sd. Just wanted to check if u tried my version to check that the script is working fine..

nope, cause I have a lot of apps and nand backup takes to long. And I have fully customized my wildfire s, so I'm not testing this yet until I get some problems with my current one.

I tried again your ROM with Jikantaru's tip.
I've got 136Mo of free RAM. Amazing !

I'll beta test it. I don't use the Marvel as my daily phone so I can try new ROMS and really put it through it's paces. I'm installing it now.
Any tips so far? I'm tearing out a few HTC apps already, so it's not unadulterated.
did we get link2SD or data2SD going?

thehumble1 said:
I'll beta test it. I don't use the Marvel as my daily phone so I can try new ROMS and really put it through it's paces. I'm installing it now.
Any tips so far? I'm tearing out a few HTC apps already, so it's not unadulterated.
did we get link2SD or data2SD going?
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Thanks for ur interest. You can give this version a try to check performance especially ap2sd part that how it goes..
As for RAM concern i've few things to play it with as well but first want to know that how the base version goes..
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using xda premium

Are you talking about system flash memory or system RAM? There is plenty of RAM to run whatever we have going. It's system flash memory that is in short supply. I think we need to figure out what HTC junk can be jettisoned without harming the rest of the system. That would save some. Plus we really just need to move cache and Contacts and Gmail to the SD for there to be plenty of space.
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There doesn't seem to be a Contacts app. Did I destroy this in my crazed HTC removal phase of installation or is it really missing?
I'm still trying to figure out what the best method of moving data to the SD is. I don't want everything on it, but definitely most Apps and even cache would be good.

thehumble1 said:
Are you talking about system flash memory or system RAM? There is plenty of RAM to run whatever we have going. It's system flash memory that is in short supply. I think we need to figure out what HTC junk can be jettisoned without harming the rest of the system. That would save some. Plus we really just need to move cache and Contacts and Gmail to the SD for there to be plenty of space.
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There doesn't seem to be a Contacts app. Did I destroy this in my crazed HTC removal phase of installation or is it really missing?
I'm still trying to figure out what the best method of moving data to the SD is. I don't want everything on it, but definitely most Apps and even cache would be good.
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lolz contact app is there in the rom, may be u deleted it while cleaning the ROM.
I included ap2sd script in rom, will also try to check others like data2sd or link2sd.. How is ur experience so far with the ROM?

It's pretty good to work with. I'm going to go back to test it just the way you meant for it to be and then see if I can get it running well like that before I tear out the HTC components.
I'm jumping between your ROM and the CM7 build by alquez which shows great promise and hopefully eventually what we get to run on this. A CM build for this phone would make it competitive with many much more expensive ones.
I'm reflashing now and will update again when I'm back up!
You said that you already have the a2sd script in your ROM, so which A2SD app do we need to run? I didn't see one already installed, but it might be running the stock A2SD app too right?
I'm going to add a link2SD app or data2SD app any suggestions?
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okay, the compass and gyroscope isn't working. orientation sensor and compass are not registering data it appears. That's going to screw up a lot since it means no map orientation and it also means no screen rotation to landscape for youtube, etc.
added Jikantaru's method for cache2SD and now have 123mb of free system memory. I'll see what it acts like but that should be enough for running some required apps from the system mem and for syncing gmail and contacts.
I'm actually going to put my sim in this phone now and use it!
also Swype keyboard on this is swell. really works great. Still huge problems with flash memory though and I'm constantly trying to move what I can to the SD card. It really needs a lin2SD or another solution.
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just tested pretty thoroughly using Sensor List and the Orientation Sensor, Axex Accelerometer, Magnetic field sensor, Gravity sensor, Linear Acceleration Sensor, and Rotation Sensor are all not registering. I also checked them in Elixir and they report nothing. Any idea's about what's going wrong? I wouldn't think that these would be affected by the ROM. Maybe it's the cache to SD or something additional.

[For DEV]Samsung Galaxy W I8150 kernel&platform source code

Hello!
I am an owner of Samsung Galaxy W i8150 and since there is no forum section for this phone yet, I've deceided to open a thread here. Since I'm not a developer, maybe I will become one, but my lack of time and knowlage doesnt help here.
So why I've created this thread? My goal is to find people, whou would develope some stuff for this phone, or at least help me to do it.
What this phone need is a recovery, so we need to port one, maybe CWM recovery would be the best choice. Next thing is a costum rom, preferebly CyanogenMod. I've already make a post there. So far nobody offered me any help or advice regarding that, but I'm an optimist .
We already have root access, that can be acchived with this tool, so this could speed things up.
I really don't know how to start porting recovery or cyanogenmod, so some advice, directions and links would really be appreciated. What I've managed to find is a kernel source code and platform soruce code, any one who is willing to help with this, can download this code HERE (it is a dropbox link, so if you can't download it just make a dropbox account).
I hope that someone who has developed some roms for andorid in past will buy this phone, will help with this project.
That's all folks
Have a nice day!
Please vote HERE for a forum section for this phone on XDA! So we could speed things up .
UPDATE!!!
Developer KezraPlanes has voulontered to port CyanogenMod 7.2.0 (Gingerbread 2.3.7) to this phone, which is a great news for Samsung Galaxy W owners. Next big thing will most probably come from well known developer arco68, he started porting(and we all hope he will continue after gettig his W back from the repair) CM 9 (Ice Cream Sandwich 4.x) on our phone. Lets show those two guys some support, moral or in "beers" ! Good luck guys!
For happy flashing of new roms that are coming to us you'll need a recovery, which you can find here, thanks to the developer raidzero! I think he would also apreciate your support !

I'm probably going to buy this phone, and if I do, I will definitely try to get CM going on it. I already maintain CM for two other phones, but as they're getting old and it's doubtful that ICS will work properly on them, I need something new to work on.

arco68 said:
I'm probably going to buy this phone, and if I do, I will definitely try to get CM going on it. I already maintain CM for two other phones, but as they're getting old and it's doubtful that ICS will work properly on them, I need something new to work on.
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This is great to hear! I have this phone for a month now, and I'm very satisfied. I like it cause is fast enough, and it is not to big to carry it around in a pocket. I really hope that someone like you will buy the phone. I've installed linux on my PC just because I want it to try and port recovery, I think this is the first common step after rooting, cause we need recovery to flash custom rom. But my lack of knowlage on this area is to big for now.

I hope too to see development going further on this good phone.

Please vote HERE for a forum section for this phone on XDA! So we could speed things up .
Thanks for the support!

1st I've already voted for this nice device, thanks for the tip qzem
2nd I have not been able to read any good reviews of this phone yet, how is the battery life?
3) How does it feel in your hand (premium or cheap - feel free to elaborate and find a balance point view that I've not given you, hehe).
4) Could you do some benchmarking? Just to have an idea of how fast it is.
That would be my top 3 questions/request for this phone
Thanks for helping out.

Johev said:
1st I've already voted for this nice device, thanks for the tip qzem
2nd I have not been able to read any good reviews of this phone yet, how is the battery life?
3) How does it feel in your hand (premium or cheap - feel free to elaborate and find a balance point view that I've not given you, hehe).
4) Could you do some benchmarking? Just to have an idea of how fast it is.
That would be my top 3 questions/request for this phone
Thanks for helping out.
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1. Thanks for voting
2. Battery life is satisfing, with wifi on and my normal use(30-50 sms per day,few calls and internet browsing 20-40 min per day), phone usually last at least 50 hours.
3. Phone doesnt look cheap,but I eouldnt say premium either. It has nice design but it doesn't stand out the crowd.It fits very well in my hand,and it has a good grip with slightly rough back surface.
4. Now that is rooted I get in Quadrant the overall result somewhere around 1056. I can make more benchmarks and post it here if you like.
Sent from my GT-I8150 using XDA App

qzem said:
Hello!
I am an owner of Samsung Galaxy W i8150 and since there is no forum section for this phone yet, I've deceided to open a thread here. Since I'm not a developer, maybe I will become one, but my lack of time and knowlage doesnt help here.
So why I've created this thread? My goal is to find people, whou would develope some stuff for this phone, or at least help me to do it.
What this phone need is a recovery, so we need to port one, maybe CWM recovery would be the best choice. Next thing is a costum rom, preferebly CyanogenMod. I've already make a post there. So far nobody offered me any help or advice regarding that, but I'm an optimist .
We already have root access, that can be acchived with this tool, so this could speed things up.
I really don't know how to start porting recovery or cyanogenmod, so some advice, directions and links would really be appreciated. What I've managed to find is a kernel source code and platform soruce code, any one who is willing to help with this, can download this code HERE.
I hope that someone who has developed some roms for andorid in past will buy this phone, will help with this project.
That's all folks
Have a nice day!
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Good job! Where did you get these source codes? I sounds that the Exhibit II 4G is Galaxy W . Do you have the source codes of Exhibit II 4G ? I need root and unlock Exhibit II 4G. Thanks

soyoeml said:
Good job! Where did you get these source codes? I sounds that the Exhibit II 4G is Galaxy W . Do you have the source codes of Exhibit II 4G ? I need root and unlock Exhibit II 4G. Thanks
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Yes the Exhibit should have the same hardware and display, only different buttons. I've got she source code on this page. You have to Sign up first, than you can download the source code for wanted phone, if it is already up there. If you want to root your phone you should try Doomlord's tool which contains Zergrush rooting method. Link is in my first post.

qzem said:
Yes the Exhibit should have the same hardware and display, only different buttons. I've got she source code on. You have to Sign up first, than you can download the source code for wanted phone, if it is already up there. If you want to root your phone you should try Doomlord's tool which contains Zergrush rooting method. Link is in my first post.
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Thanks. I didn't find the source code of Exhibit II 4G, even not found Galaxy W. I'm sorry.

soyoeml said:
Thanks. I didn't find the source code of Exhibit II 4G, even not found Galaxy W. I'm sorry.
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For samsung galaxy W you have to search it by the name GT-I8150. I'm not sure whati is Exhibit II officiall name.

Well, I haven't got the device yet, but have already started working on a custom kernel.
https://github.com/arco/samsung-kernel-ancora

arco68 said:
Well, I haven't got the device yet, but have already started working on a custom kernel.
https://github.com/arco/samsung-kernel-ancora
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Thats ia great. Two things you should implement is new frequency table so that we could try overclock it and support for interactive governor
Sent from my GT-I8150 using XDA App

Interactive is already in, along with some other stuff. Do you know what governor Samsung is using as default on the phone? From what I can see in the sources, they have set performance as the default.

Hm I really don't know what profile is using Samsung as default. Hey when you'll have your kernel ready, I can test it. One thing I'm not sure, how will I flash it since there is no recovery for this phone yet.

I'll work on that when I have the device, as I need access to it in order to retrieve partition layout and sizes.

hi guys
I also have this cell.I made the root.
really GOOD smartphone.
but I noticed a big problem
look
tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2m2dwn6&s=5
tinypic.com/view.php?pic=ao5am8&s=5
(first place http: tinypic....)
I installed a map off line and only a few applications and mass storage is almost full.
if I wanted to download a game with all the data folder I finished all of the memory cell!
I have a 16GB SD external memory that does not see how the mass.
I tried moving apps and data in the external but it is impossible
how can I do
THKS and good job!

[email protected] said:
hi guys
I also have this cell.I made the root.
really GOOD smartphone.
but I noticed a big problem
look
tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2m2dwn6&s=5
tinypic.com/view.php?pic=ao5am8&s=5
(first place http: tinypic....)
I installed a map off line and only a few applications and mass storage is almost full.
if I wanted to download a game with all the data folder I finished all of the memory cell!
I have a 16GB SD external memory that does not see how the mass.
I tried moving apps and data in the external but it is impossible
how can I do
THKS and good job!
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try link2sd or apps2sd. i dont have the phone but sounds interesting and til december comes, i can explore this phone.

[email protected] said:
hi guys
I installed a map off line and only a few applications and mass storage is almost full.
if I wanted to download a game with all the data folder I finished all of the memory cell!
I have a 16GB SD external memory that does not see how the mass.
I tried moving apps and data in the external but it is impossible
how can I do
THKS and good job!
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I have swapped external SD (would be your 16 GB SD) with internal SD (the phone memory). This is done by changing /etc/vold.fstab so that your external (16 GB) SD card is mounted on /mnt/sdcard and I have mapped internal SD to be mounted as /mnt/sdcard/external_sd. I don't have the file to hand right now, but can post it later.
Eriks

AndroidFiber said:
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try link2sd or apps2sd. i dont have the phone but sounds interesting and til december comes, i can explore this phone.
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i try it.... don't work,nothing sigh sigh
I have swapped external SD (would be your 16 GB SD) with internal SD (the phone memory). This is done by changing /etc/vold.fstab so that your external (16 GB) SD card is mounted on /mnt/sdcard and I have mapped internal SD to be mounted as /mnt/sdcard/external_sd. I don't have the file to hand right now, but can post it later.
Eriks
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you think is possible?!i hope!
ok Friend thanks i wait
(I can do this procedure with root explorer?)if you can,you may show how make it
thanks!
Fabio

new to the g2...best ics rom?

i see there's been other threads that have asked the same thing....however, things like this change on a daily basis....just wanted to get an idea of where to start on an ics rom for the g2. thanks in advance for those who respond
also, if you do recommend something, any heads up on what trouble you've had with it.

They're all good honestly. For AOSP, Virtuous Quattro is heavily outdated, and the rest perform (very) similarly. Camera works, but it hasn't been completely figured out yet. Other than that, it seems like most of the issues have been figured out. In my experience with Andromadus I had absolutely no issues.
For Sense, again, they all perform similarly. They are somewhat faster when compared to the AOSP counterparts, but the camera doesn't work at all. Atm I'm running Sensewich B6 and it's very smooth/fast. No issues so far.

If you're happy with a possible buggy Rom go for andro test. It is far smoother than the stable release (B2).
Sent from my HTC Desire Z using xda premium

MarkyG82 said:
If you're happy with a possible buggy Rom go for andro test. It is far smoother than the stable release (B2).
Sent from my HTC Desire Z using xda premium
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lol, stable release (Beta 2)
As crestofawave said there's only minor differences about performances from one to another and there are only few issues left.
I'm running CM9 Unofficial and i'm really happy with it. People seem to be happy with the lastest Andromadus too. And if you want Sense, don't hesitate, Sensewich B6 is really good.

where can i download andromadus v11 from?? i'm running GB 2.3 on my G2 and its acting up now for some reason.
i'm new to this whole thing and i have no idea what to do.
If anyone can help me out, it'll be greatly appreciated

Rafter581 said:
where can i download andromadus v11 from?? i'm running GB 2.3 on my G2 and its acting up now for some reason.
i'm new to this whole thing and i have no idea what to do.
If anyone can help me out, it'll be greatly appreciated
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there's beta 5 now...take a look in development section!

Rafter581 said:
where can i download andromadus v11 from?? i'm running GB 2.3 on my G2 and its acting up now for some reason.
i'm new to this whole thing and i have no idea what to do.
If anyone can help me out, it'll be greatly appreciated
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Go to development area & just find the rom you want to try. As far as not knowing what to do, how lost are you? I see youre new here. Backing up? Flashing? Let me know

Are there any miui ics roms out there suitable for use as a daily driver? I'm currently using strawmetals miui rom.

I use the one in my signature and I much enjoy it, it's fast, it's stable the camera/camcorder works, and the dataswap mod makes multitasking very smooth.

ics roms are too laggy once u add more apps on cuz you run out of ram fast. it sucks ive tried cm9/andro/mimicry. Its what you have to give up inorder to have ics on your phone.

tvdang7 said:
ics roms are too laggy once u add more apps on cuz you run out of ram fast. it sucks ive tried cm9/andro/mimicry. Its what you have to give up inorder to have ics on your phone.
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Not the case with the ICS Rom I'm using in my signature, and I have 150 apps installed (as per the 'optimizing # of 150' when I clear the dalvik cache and have zip align feature enabled). Though it seems to *need* the latest *.19 radio to use, but you don't need the DZ hboot since it's quite a light rom in comparison to other ICS roms. Works best with sd-ext and 64/96 dataswap option.

mimicry was the fastest for me, but i couldn't record audio in some apps like evernote. what i did was flash quadsense and THEN mimicry w/o formatting partitions. don't know why but this solves the problem. like the user above said, the new radio is necessary--i saw instant increase in performance after the flash.
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Not the case with the ICS Rom I'm using in my signature, and I have 150 apps installed (as per the 'optimizing # of 150' when I clear the dalvik cache and have zip align feature enabled). Though it seems to *need* the latest *.19 radio to use, but you don't need the DZ hboot since it's quite a light rom in comparison to other ICS roms. Works best with sd-ext and 64/96 dataswap option.
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what does sd-ext and 64/96 dataswap do and what audience is it ideally for? do you have to reinstall your apps after a flash of a different rom? btw, do you have problems with the launcher app drawer taking long to load? i tried both nova and apex, but both are plagued by the same problems. i tried the tweak to keep launcher in memory and it helped but i still have a slow down with initial opening the app drawer.

crimsonpham said:
what does sd-ext and 64/96 dataswap do and what audience is it ideally for? do you have to reinstall your apps after a flash of a different rom? btw, do you have problems with the launcher app drawer taking long to load? i tried both nova and apex, but both are plagued by the same problems. i tried the tweak to keep launcher in memory and it helped but i still have a slow down with initial opening the app drawer.
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DataSwap compliments SD-Ext, with his rom if an sd-ext partition exists on the SD card it'll automatically move the content of /data/app and /data/app-private to /sd-ext/app and /sd-ext/app-private. Unlike most sd-ext apps it does not move the cache/dalvik-cache to the SD Card as that would only slow things down.
With DataSwap it places a swapfile on the /data partition (hence using the space freed up by sd-ext and splitting the usage between two devices rather than all on the /data partition), which is much faster than using swap on the SD card, although it will still use swap on the SD card if present, will just add it to the total swap (but will rarely be used as ~54MB seems to be the sweet spot with Eliterom). 96MB is used for people who tend to be heavy multi-taskers for extra smoothness.
I do not have a problem with the apex loader taking too long to load with at least the 64MB DataSwap mod applied, and the app list is quick in the drawer as well.
IF you switch to a different rom, then naturally you're going to want to wipe everything before flashing a brand new rom, as not wiping between different kernels/roms/systems is just asking for trouble (though upgrading to a new EliteMod Rom or Kernel usually does not require a wipe unless he specifies it in the change log).
PS: With sd-ext used, you DO NOT move your apps to SD card, as /data/app* is mapped to /sd-ext/app* and you are already using that partition on the SD card for your non-system apps, moving to SD card will instead move it to the FAT32 portion of the card and performance would be noticeably degraded.
The G2/DZ isn't exactly ram friendly for ICS so swapping, whether it be with a mod like DataSwap or a swap partition on your SD card is advised for the best performance, otherwise you run into the sluggishness or forced closes you described when memory starts to cap out.

[Q] Mk16i rom/configuration advice

My bootloader is unlocked and the phone is rooted my question is
I've tried the UltimateHD and Buttermilk roms, my current kernel is the one recommended in the ultimate HD rom thread.
The first install was ok but apps seemed to close at random, and the always present phone memory issue, I did some reading and found that I could partion part of the sd card and use sd-ext to make more room. I know Ididnt do this the best way as it was a bit of trial and error to get it working.
Now some apps crash and won't run at all.
I quite like the ultimate hd but I'm not sttuck to it so open to other roms, if anyone has a suggestion.
But once I've installed a rom what is the best way/app to use to utilize the sd ext partition?
Are there any apps other than the most obvious system ones Ishouldn't move. I'm lookinging for the best utilization of extra memory while keeping the performance as good as possible as Iassume things take longer to load from the sd card. Hope this makes sense and thanks for any advice or suggesttions in advance.

Banny32 said:
My bootloader is unlocked and the phone is rooted my question is
I've tried the UltimateHD and Buttermilk roms, my current kernel is the one recommended in the ultimate HD rom thread.
The first install was ok but apps seemed to close at random, and the always present phone memory issue, I did some reading and found that I could partion part of the sd card and use sd-ext to make more room. I know Ididnt do this the best way as it was a bit of trial and error to get it working.
Now some apps crash and won't run at all.
I quite like the ultimate hd but I'm not sttuck to it so open to other roms, if anyone has a suggestion.
But once I've installed a rom what is the best way/app to use to utilize the sd ext partition?
Are there any apps other than the most obvious system ones Ishouldn't move. I'm lookinging for the best utilization of extra memory while keeping the performance as good as possible as Iassume things take longer to load from the sd card. Hope this makes sense and thanks for any advice or suggesttions in advance.
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The best recommendation I can give you is that, in the end if you keep testing rom/kernel configurations... it will take some time, but you'll find the one that suits your needs. From each thread, take only the feedback regarding issues, but don't take everyone's positive feedback as your own, and specially, don't take benchmarks so seriously, I've gotten high benchmarks on some ROMs but they still feel laggy... and I've gotten low benchmarks on ROMs that I feel smoother.
In the very end, the best experience for each user is based ultimately on what apps you use on a daily basis, and benchmarks do not reflect this.
Have sais this, I've tried so many ROMs now... and this is the best configuration so far for my needs:
ROM: CM10 extended... but the 20130303 build, this is just the smoother experience I get... newest builds have problems.
kernels: Fusion 5.4 or Lupus v11 or nAa 3.0.8 03 (currently testing this one)
second partition: 1.5GB ext4... I use link2sd... other options gave me problems.
The downsides of CM10 roms is that HDMI doesn't work, and SYM semi-works and LANG button and shift and func notifications for physical keyb don't work. If you can live without these, I suggest you can give this configuration a try.
Good luck.
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KitKat for Arc S ?

Can KitKat be ported onto our Arc S phones ????
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Perhaps...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2431179

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Perhaps...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2431179
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That was just a discussion thread... and now some people think that just because it can run on 512MB RAM they can install it on their phones straight away... If kitkat ever comes to the Arc/S it will take a while for it to become stable enough for daily use. Also, the drivers we use are old since there have been no updates. If you guys want kitkat running successfully on this device, these old drivers need to be integrated with the new software, which is very tedious. Mike is already going to drown under 4.2 and 4.3, adding another OS to the pile will place him under more stress.
Don't assume the work we developers do is simple, just because an update came out that meets the system specifications means it can run just by downloading and installing it in recovery. If you ever tried to create a ROM by yourself, you'll find out that a lot of work needs to be done, along with many user complains and flooding your development thread with useless posts. That's how messed up the user community is nowadays. Jader's UHD ROM thread is one example of how users interact with the developer.
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Im sorry, but which part of perhaps its a "definitely yes"?
I just point to that thread so he and anybody with the same question can see that it really going to depends on how google code it and how hard could be for the developers to bring that code to our devices...
I never declared that it will be a fact, but you have to admit that the 512 MB its a nice hope.

17th_angel said:
Im sorry, but which part of perhaps its a "definitely yes"?
I just point to that thread so he and anybody with the same question can see that it really going to depends on how google code it and how hard could be for the developers to bring that code to our devices...
I never declared that it will be a fact, but you have to admit that the 512 MB its a nice hope.
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That reply was for that thread itself since some prick was like "hey Kitkat runs on 512MB devices"... I wasn't even referring to you in the first place.
Yes, it is hopeful but not promising, see Mike's reply at the thread itself
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Yes, it's possible to port Android 4.4 for our device but it all really depends on if there will be any developer / developers who want to spend their time porting 4.4 for our device. Mike have started working on it for our devices, but we will see when or if he releases it or not.
I might see if I'm able to sync the sources, but the main problem on my end is that my PC is really bad and not suited for development.
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Yes, Harsh is developing the same, follow the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2134257&page=184

The fact that it can run, does not mean that it will run.
Either way, I am sure the devs will be porting it over in no time.
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Developers are trying hard, hope to see KK on Arc S soon

Fyi harsh isn't developing kitkat.. It's just a kitkat ui for his rom update...
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yes it is try to search if you wanna stable blasting fast rom with kitkat teme then flash super jelly bean by harsh with kitkat ui
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but kitkat based in my option is bet AORP kitkat rom try it

Just as a suggestion, I'm currently using VanirAOSP and it's pretty good. All I've to say is that right now one should get the vanir_anzu_4.4.2.012814 version, as the latest, vanir_anzu_4.4.2.022314, has a few additional bugs. On the mentioned good version WiFi works, everything is fairly smooth and you're left with enough space to actually install the apps you want, which seems to be an issue on many roms due to Arc's small internal memory.. Only real problem's the default browser lagging terribly, but I hear that's a general issue? Anyway, for anyone interested in kitkat on Arc it's definitely worth checking out.
Here's the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2627083

If you want a good KK experiance I recomend carbon Rom just serach or let me doin' it for you her you are sir http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575425

AORP is stable for me.... you might wanna check
I m using AORP[anzu] from 2 weeks and it works awesome.
Scayris said:
Just as a suggestion, I'm currently using VanirAOSP and it's pretty good. All I've to say is that right now one should get the vanir_anzu_4.4.2.012814 version, as the latest, vanir_anzu_4.4.2.022314, has a few additional bugs. On the mentioned good version WiFi works, everything is fairly smooth and you're left with enough space to actually install the apps you want, which seems to be an issue on many roms due to Arc's small internal memory.. Only real problem's the default browser lagging terribly, but I hear that's a general issue? Anyway, for anyone interested in kitkat on Arc it's definitely worth checking out.
Here's the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2627083
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I will try VanirAOSP (out of curiosity), thanks for suggesting.
DuckyMomo said:
If you want a good KK experiance I recomend carbon Rom just serach or let me doin' it for you her you are sir http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575425
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Tried it. Really cool ROM, some minor bugs but its OK

KitKat 4.4.2 AOKP and ART-runtime enabled
It is very well possible to use KitKat 4.4.2 on our phones. Even with ART-runtime enabled. I personally use AOKP (Android Open Kang Project)'s KitKat version, and I managed to get ART-runtime enabled and running very fast and smooth.
You can find the ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2624761
Of course you have to first install the kernel, which is given in the zip-file. Just unzip the kernel and Flashboot it to your device. Then go into CWM-recovery and go to Mounts and Storage and activate USB-mount. Locate the full AOKP-zip and place it on your SD-Card, as wel as the minimal Gapps for 4.4.2., found here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012857. Unmount the USB, and install the zip as usual through the menu for it. Then, after installing AOKP, install the minimal Gapps.
Reboot and let your device sit for a while, or play around with it a bit....
I proceeded with installing Mounts2SD from playstore, while before having prepared my class10 8 Gb sdcard into two partitions. One partition FAT32, size about 6Gb and one partition EXT2 size around 2 Gb. Move everything to SD-card through the menu of Mounts2sd, except Dalvik-cache. NEVER MOVE THIS!!! (Don't move dalvik-cache to SD...)
Reboot at least two times to let the script (Mounts2sd) settle in... After this I installed Pimp-my-Rom from playstore and activated the nav-bar and some other scripts to improve the experience. Also I odexed (after finishing all my modifications) the phone through this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2527732
I then went to CWM-recovery through a reboot and made a full backup, which I advice you to do also, in case something goes horribly wrong.
Reboot to AOKP. As you can see, this ROM is awesome-fast beyond belief already. I had benchmarks in AnTuTu of around 6000, with NoFrills-CPU at 1401 Mhz. But, it can be faster if you choose to run ART-runtime instead of Dalvik. Be sure to remove all unwanted programs before switching to ART-runtime, because it'll take a lot of space in cache, and every program you don't need (system-programs that is) will reserve more space for ART.
Only and ONLY if your system is running smoothly on Dalvik, I advise you to go to your Phone-settings, (under Settings of course) and tap on 'Build-number' like 10 times. You will now become a developer. An extra menu will appear under Settings, where you can choose to run the ART-runtime library. Choose this and you will reboot.
Wait, wait and wait a long time for reboot. After initial booting everything has to be updated to ART-compiled apps. This will take a long time per app. Just wait and don't disturb your phone. If you get to the phone after booting, then you probably succeeded... You can check under the same settings-tab under Developer-options. If ART is selected, then you have it.
I strongly advice in case of mishaps regarding loss of network etc. to just reboot. Wait, wait and eventually you'll get there. Make a backup as soon as you have a stable working system under CWM-recovery.
I have been running stable ART under this AOKP-rom for about two weeks now and I'm really happy with it. Not only is the phone lightning-fast (6417 under AnTuTu, with CPU on my Arc LT15i on 1401 Mhz), but smooth as hell! Batterytime is amazing. This is as fast as it's gonna get! (I must have tried almost every ROM out there from stock 4.0.1 to 4.4.2...)
Hope you'll try and may it work for you too...!
(BTW my ultimate thanks to the guys from Open Kang Project!)
P.S. stock-browser is lagging... as usual under 4.4, but I use Dolphin and it is fast! Some toggles require reboot to function again. Some programs might fail you due to not being ready for ART. Facebook is a mess for instance, sometimes quitting unresponsice etc. Otherwise I have encountered no problems whatsoever.

Tried ION kernel and stuff and I can say that apart of one or two really minor bug the KK experience is just awesome and will be better within some months i suggest you to follow all the "Xperia Overlay" thing a I hope it gonna be amazing:laugh: